MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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